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PORTABLE HEAD BEST FOR TRAVELIERS. No. 392,212. Patented Nov. 6, }888.

QHIHIIIHHIWMum'W WITNESSES" ATTORNEY.

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FRANKLIN D. MCOOLLUM, OF FLORENCE, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TOJOHN R. GRAHAM, OF EMPORIA, KANSAS, ISIAH F.

SNEDIKER, OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, AND DAVID L. SNEDIKER OF EMPORIA,KANSAS.

PORTABLE HEAD-REST FOR TRAVELERS.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,212, dated November6, 1888. Application filed May 20, 1887. Serial No. 238.817. (No model.)

To all 2071 0722 it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN D. MoOoL- LUM, of Florence, Marion county,State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Head- Rest forTravelers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

. The object of this invention is to provide a cheap and simplehead-rest that may be carried in the pocket of the traveler, or in hisvalise-one that is entirely independent of the back of a car-seat, orthe back of any seat for that matter,during its use; and it may be saidto consist in a flexible body portion or frame arranged to be inserteddown the back of the traveler between his 'coat and his vest, and to besupported and held in position during use by the garments of thetraveler, and a headsupporting surface attached to and carried by theupper end of the said body portion, said head-supporting surface beingadjustable with relation to the body portion, so as to accommodateindividuals of longer or shorter necks.

The invention consists, further, in certain details of construction andarrangement, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, which illustrate the mannor of carrying out myinvention, Figure 1 represents a sideview of my invention as it appearsduring practical use. Fig. 2 is a side view of the head-rest detachedfrom the garments of the user, the lower end of the body portion beingbroken away; and Fig. 3 is a rear view of the instrument.

A indicates the head-supporting surface of the instrument, which is tobe constructed of sheet metalandcurved transversely, so as to fit theshape of the users head, and which is adj ustably attached to the upperend of flexible body portion B by means of strap A, secured to back ofhead-piece A, and set-screw a, passing through said strap and engagingthe upper end of said body portion. The inner surface of said head-pieceis thus made concave, as shown, and it is to be covered with plush or acushioning material of some description, so as to be as comfortable aspossible to the user.

The body portion 13 is to be made of springsteel or any suitablematerial, with a straight portion, 1), at its upper end, which isengaged by the strap on the head-piece, and it is doubled upon itself atabout the center of its length to form the spring portions or bars a,which, when the instrument is not in use, lie parallel to and in contactwith each other, as shown. When the device is in use, however, theweight of the users head upon the headpiece A presses the saidspring-bars apart at their upper ends, as shown more clearly in Fig. 1.

When the head-piece is to be adjusted upon thebod y portion of theinstrument for the purpose-before mentioned, the screw a is loosened,permitting said head-piece to be slid up or down on the straight portionb, as may be re quired. After being bent to form the springbars 0, thebody portion is bent downward so as'to bring it parallel with saidspring-bars and form a curve, (1, which latter is adapted to rest uponthe upper edge of the coat-collar during use, thereby supporting theentire instrument.

The lower portion of the body B can be formed integral with thespring-bars and the straight portion 1), or it may be made separatetherefrom and joined thereto in any desired way. The said lower portion,D, of body B is to be made with its edges tapering upwardly, widest atits lower end, which construction will obviate, in a great degree, anytendency of the instrument to twist out of position during use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The portablehead-rest composed of a flexible body portion arranged to be insertedinside of the coat-collar of the user, and a headsupporting surface,substantially as described, attached to said body portion, as set forth.

2. A portable head-rest consistingin a flexible body portion which isinserted between the vest and coat-collar of the user and supported andheld in position thereby during use, and a head-piece adjustably securedto said body portion, substantially as set forth.

3. The portable head-rest consisting in the head-piece A, provided withstrap A upon its outer surface, set-screw amassing through said betweenthe vest and coat-collar of the user,

strap, and body portion B,having straight porsubstantially as set forth.IO tion I) at its upper end, which is inserted be- In testimony whereofI affixiny signature in tween the said strap and the head-piece andpresence of two witnesses.

5 engaged by said screw, and having a curve, (I, FRANKLIN D. MGOOLLUM.

which is adapted to rest upon the upper edge Witnesses: of thecoat-collar during the use of the instru- THOS. B. MCAULEY,

ment, and lower portion, D, which isinserted F. G. FISCHER.

